Fraction worksheets for grades 2 to 4, pictures first, answer keys

Fraction worksheets for second to fourth graders that grow true understanding. Kids begin with equal parts and shaded shapes, then work through number lines, comparing, equivalence, simplest form and finally adding and subtracting. The 42 page set also holds a strips chart for fractions, word problems, two mixed reviews and 4 pages of answer keys. You get US Letter and A4 PDFs as an instant download.

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How these fraction worksheets make it click

Each new idea is shown before it is written. Pictures of circles, grids, bars and number lines lead the way, and the numbers come after. Every page focuses on a single skill, with brief directions, one worked tip and generous space to answer, so a sitting of ten or fifteen minutes feels manageable.

A guide for grown-ups suggests a starting point for grade 2, for grade 3 and for a grade 4 stretch. The strips chart and the helper page can stay on the table as a quick reference. Answers for everything sit on four key pages, so checking takes seconds and a page needing another go can simply be reprinted.

Who these math pages are for

• Second and third graders, about 7 to 9 years old, meeting fractions for the very first time
• Fourth graders needing extra work on equivalence, simplest form, mixed numbers and adding fractions with like denominators
• Homeschoolers looking for a full fractions unit that comes with answer keys
• Parents planning gentle at home practice after school or over the summer

Printer friendly design

• Minimal white pages with soft blush pink touches that save ink
• Generous margins, so no part is lost on a home printer
• Portrait pages in two sizes, US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) or A4 (210 x 297 mm)
• Undated, so it works in any month of the year
• Mostly black and white, with pale pink kept to headings and borders
• Plain line art (circles, grids, bars, number lines) that prints crisply
• Fits a binder or clipboard, or have a copy shop spiral bind it

Inside the fraction worksheets: 42 pages

1. 1The cover, with contents and a line for a name
2. 2Hello, grown-ups, with four tips, a starting point for each grade, what to try when something feels tricky, supplies to have and a notes area
3. 3Fraction strips chart, one whole down to twelfths, plus three try it questions
4. 4My fraction helper, showing the parts of a fraction, names from halves up to twelfths, seven key words, a number line marked 0, one half and 1, and five handy rules
5. 5Equal or not equal, a dozen shapes, decide whether the parts are equal and count how many
6. 6Shaded parts of circles, a dozen circles cut into halves through twelfths, write each fraction
7. 7Shaded parts of rectangles, a dozen rectangles divided across or down
8. 8Grids and other shapes, a dozen grids, triangles, squares and hexagons
9. 9Shade the fraction, a dozen shapes for your child to color in
10. 10Fraction words, turn eight fractions into numbers, spell out six in words, then four questions on numerator and denominator
11. 11Missing fractions, 6 lines running from halves to eighths
12. 12Name the point, 6 lines where each lettered point needs its fraction
13. 13Number lines past one, 5 lines that reach 2 or 3 wholes
14. 14Same denominator, 10 bar pairs to compare as greater, less or equal
15. 15Same numerator, ten more pairs of bars to compare
16. 16Compare fractions, twenty picture free pairs, with the one half benchmark included
17. 17Least to greatest, eight groups of fractions to order
18. 18Equivalent fractions with strips, 8 bar pairs to match
19. 19Equivalent on number lines, 7 aligned lines and 12 problems
20. 20Find the missing number, 12 problems using multiplication and 12 using division
21. 21Equivalent or not, judge 12 pairs, then write two equivalent fractions for each of six more
22. 22Simplest form with pictures, match up 8 bars and simplify
23. 23Simplify fractions, 24 fractions to reduce to simplest form
24. 24Add with pictures, 8 models using bars
25. 25Add like fractions, 24 sums
26. 26Subtract with pictures, 8 models using bars, parts crossed out
27. 27Subtract like fractions, 24 differences
28. 28Solve, then simplify, sixteen addition or subtraction problems answered in simplest form
29. 29Mixed numbers, 4 circle pictures, then change 8 improper fractions to mixed numbers and 8 mixed numbers back again
30. 30Fractions of a group, 6 shaded groups plus 4 mixed ones
31. 31Fraction of a number, 12 pictures of dots to share out evenly
32. 32Word problems: parts of a whole, 6 short stories featuring pizza, ribbon, rows in a garden and more
33. 33Word problems: compare and equivalent, 6 short stories
34. 34Word problems: add and subtract, 6 short stories
35. 35Word problems: fractions of a group, 6 short stories
36. 36Review 1, mixing naming, comparing, the number line and groups
37. 37Review 2, covering equivalent fractions, simplest form, adding and subtracting, fraction of a number and one word problem
38. 38My progress chart, a unit by unit log, a place to say how each felt and eight I can statements
39. 39Answer key 1, for pages 5 through 13
40. 40Answer key 2, for pages 14 through 21
41. 41Answer key 3, for pages 22 through 29
42. 42Answer key 4, for pages 30 through 37

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• Fraction Worksheets in US Letter, a 42 page PDF
• Fraction Worksheets in A4, a 42 page PDF
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